Total Crime Rate

417.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 417.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Other theft 54.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Oxley , and the 25th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (WV10 6HT) in the last 12 months was 417.9 per 1,000 residents and was 410.4% higher than the Oxley average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (WV10 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near A449. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A449 —
Sep 2025Drugs A449 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Appletree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Appletree Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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